Anti-CD38 monoclonal antibody impairs CD34+ mobilization and affects clonogenic potential in multiple myeloma patients.

Background: Induction with daratumumab-based regimens followed by autologous stem cell transplantation is the current standard for newly diagnosed multiple myeloma (NDMM) patients eligible for intensive chemotherapy. However, concerns emerged regarding potential negative effects following daratumumab-based treatment on CD34+ mobilization. We here compared CD34+ mobilization and clonogenic potential between daratumumab and non-daratumumab based therapy without upfront plerixafor administration among patients affected by NDMM.

The genetic and genomic background of multiple myeloma patients achieving complete response after induction therapy with bortezomib, thalidomide and dexamethasone (VTD).

The prime focus of the current therapeutic strategy for Multiple Myeloma (MM) is to obtain an early and deep tumour burden reduction, up to the level of complete response (CR). To date, no description of the characteristics of the plasma cells (PC) prone to achieve CR has been reported. This study aimed at the molecular characterization of PC obtained at baseline from MM patients in CR after bortezomib-thalidomide-dexamethasone (VTD) first line therapy.

Good Outcome for Very High Risk Adult B-cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia Carrying Genetic Abnormalities t(4;11)(q21;q23) or t(9;22)(q34;q11), if Promptly Submitted to Allogeneic Transplantation, after Obtaining a Good Molecular Remission.

Background And Objectives: Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) carrying t(9;22) or t(4;11) genetic abnormalities represents a very high risk subtype of disease (VHR-ALL). Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) remains the best curative option not only for t(4;11) ALL, but also for t(9;22) ALL in the tyrosin-kinase inhibitors era. In the last years, low molecular level of minimal residual disease (MRD) before HSCT was reported as one of the best favourable indexes for survival in ALL.